Barbara (Christie) Jensen (1920 - 2014)

Born 21 Jul 1920 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Apr 2014 at age 93 in Arlington, Virginia, United States

Biography

Obituary

Surrounded by her opera music and kitty, Barbara Christie Jensen of Arlington, VA, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 23, 2014 of natural causes. She was 93.

Barbara Christie was born July 21, 1920, in Newport, Rhode Island. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Col. Oscar T. "Bud" Jensen, USMC, Ret., her parents, Vice Admiral and Mrs. R.W. Christie and brother Richard Buchanan Christie.

A lifelong member of Army Navy Country Club and world traveler, Mrs. Jensen was an avid reader of all genres. She never stopped learning. She was a self-educated patron of art history and enjoyed being a docent at the National Art Gallery for many years. She was greatly admired by and a role model for her six grandchildren. She will forever be missed.

Mrs. Jensen leaves to cherish her memory her three children, six adoring grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. ^[1] (Note: Names of living persons removed for privacy reasons.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Barbara Christie Jensen" The Washington Post 2 May 2014. Online. 28 Aug 2017. [1]

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98D-DJ9 : accessed 28 August 2017), Barbara Christie in household of Ralph W Christie, Coronado, National Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-45, sheet 4A, line 12, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 296.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #129016776